With a huge influx of new faces - hi everyone! - it is time bring out one of the classics. Stig's 2nd appearance on the TEDx stage was a big one. Not just because of the title, Breath Holding is the New Black. Or, how he talks how breath holding & breathwork provides a natural solution for PTSD. No, it is because it is a miracle that we can even watch the video as it is today. The recording took months, and several emails back and forth, to get published. And when it finally did, it was flagged and stated that the talk was not supported by "legitimate" science. Ironically, all in the same year a Nobel prize was awarded for the discovery of how cells sense and adapt to oxygen availability. If you have already done the challenge, you likely have already experienced difference, peer approved or not. So, lean back, and enjoy!

The breath comes first, the movement follows. This is the mantra that you keep in your mind. With every breath you take. With every step you take. Breathing and breath holding go hand-in-hand. We have been doing a lot of work to improve our breath holds to improve our breathing. Now, with this morning workout, we can work on our breathing to improve our breath holds (or just simply our breath-body coordination, energy and overall health). Watch the video; and try the routine one morning. Let us know how you feel. Oh - and keep doing those breath holds. They still help too! P.S. For those that got up early in the morning on Sunday and already participated in real-time; I salute you!

We interrupt this breath hold program for the following announcement... The door to the 8-Week Instructor Program with Stig Severinsen is closing in 36 hours. Once the door is closed, it won't open until next year (and we are not sure about the dates - so it could be a full 12 months from today!) Go to breatheology.com or click the link below. Do you want to: - Learn how to master your breath holding techniques from the first person to hold their breath under water for 20 minutes and become like the Human Dolphin? - Understand & optimize CO2 tolerance using the same techniques that helped top athletes like Holger Rune (previously ranked #4 tennis player in the world), Viktor Axelsen (2x Olympic champion & 2x world champion badminton and Rene Holten Poulsen (4x Olympic kayaker) - Master the full 360 degrees scope of breathing and how our body & mind is connected through the lungs (unlocking our ability to increase control our heart rate & stress levels through the breath) - Train with Stig Severinsen for 8 full weeks and ask questions to him (& exciting guest speakers) directly during the weekly calls? Catch up with the Breath Hold Training replay to get more information what this training is all about (plus some answers to common Breath Hold training questions). See you Wednesday! OK... now you can go back to the daily breath holds 🐬

Why does this challenge mostly focuses on inhale breath holds? In a lot of places, they tell you first exhale, then hold. But when you open the first video, Stig will tell you: inhale - then hold. What's up with that? If you are new, or always wondered why, here's the deal. Watch Stig's explanation below below 👇

The breath hold does not lie. If there is one thing you can train, that does not cost anything, and is available to you at any time, it's the breath hold. Whenever you need a reset, prepare yourself for a difficult moment, or get wake yourself up, hold your breath. It does not have to be long. It can be a minute. maybe even 30 seconds. The thing is... once you make the breath hold part of your routine. A quick hold becomes a gentle push... a nudge... instead of a challenge. This Sunday, Stig explained exactly how you can implement the Breath Hold in your daily life. And how you can continue to improve your holds over time. Catch the replay below 👇